Ricardo Silva Civil Engineer – Effective Member of the Order of the Engineers since 2018 Address: Olivais, Lisboa
E-mail: *******.*.*.*****@*****.***
Phone: 963991483
Date of birth: 31/08/1990
Nationality: Portuguese
Working Experience
October 2022 –
Present
IDES, LDA. – Hydraulic and Structure Project Designer
− Water Distribution design projects;
− Domestic Wastewater and Pluvial & Groundwater Drainage design projects;
− Firefight Water design projects;
− Structure and Foundation design projects;
− Drawing and Plotting of projects;
− Technical Assistance on work sight;
− Budget and quantities calculation.
January 2021 –
September 2022
EACE - ENGENHEIROS ASSOCIADOS, CONSULTORES EM ENGENHARIA, LDA. Hydraulic Project Designer
− Water Distribution design projects;
− Domestic Wastewater and Pluvial & Groundwater Drainage design projects;
− Firefight Water design projects;
− Drawing and Plotting of projects;
− Technical Assistance on work sight;
− Budget and quantities calculation.
March 2020 –
January 2021
VOO DA GARÇA, LDA. – Construction Technician – Degree II
− Construction control: Construction processes and work quality;
− Budget control and quantity control of work materials/resources
− Human Resources management
May 2018 –
March 2020
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO – Investigator (Project LASTEICON)
− Experimental tests and numerical analysis models (FEM Models) of metallic trusses composed of hollow sections;
− Creation of international reports/articles, presentations and other documents
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February 2015 –
April 2018
EDIFITECA ENGENHARIA, LDA. – Hydraulic and Structure Project Designer
− Water Distribution design projects;
− Domestic Wastewater and Pluvial & Groundwater Drainage design projects;
− Firefight Water design projects;
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− Drawing and Plotting of projects;
− Technical Assistance on work sight;
− Budget and quantities calculation.
March 2013 –
May 2014
LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL (LNEC)
Alumni Investigator
− GLULAM timber beams: fabric assistance, reinforcement, experimental tests and repair;
− Shear resistance tests and glue quality tests;
− Testing data analysis;
− Creation of international articles;
Academic Background
2008 – 2014
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO
Integrated Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering – Construction – Level 5 A (ISCED) – final average of 14,3 out of 20.
Thesis dissertation – “Reparação de Vigas de Lamelado Colado” – Evaluation 17 out of 20. 2005 – 2008 ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA D. FILIPA DE LENCASTRE Science and Technology Course – final average of 17 out of 20. Linguistic and Informatic Skills
Languages
Portuguese – Native;
English – Spoken and Written: C2 (proficiency).
Informatics
Excellent knowledge:
− AutoCad;
− SAP2000;
− Software CYPE – Water distribution and Wastewater Drainage;
− Software CYPE – CYPECAD – Structural Design;
− Structural Software XD-CoSec;
− Structural Software Galileu;
− Microsoft Office Project (construction management);
− REVIT (basic knowledge);
− FEM Software – ABAQUS;
− Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
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Publications
2016
2014
“Failure behaviour and repair of delaminated glulam beams” Research Paper in Construction & Building Materials – Check here.
“Reparação de vigas de madeira lamelada colada com delaminação através de parafusos auto perfurantes”
(Failure behaviour and repair of delaminated glulam beams using self-tapping fasteners) Article published in Technical Journal, LNEC.
Other Qualifications and Activities
2014
Reparação de vigas de madeira lamelada colada com delaminação através de parafusos auto perfurantes (Failure behaviour and repair of delaminated glulam beams using self-tapping fasteners) – 5ªs Jornadas Portuguesas de Engenharia de Estruturas – LNEC Conference Presentation – LNEC.
2014
ECWM7 – Seventh European Conference on Wood Modification Conference participation – LNEC.
2013
2012
Influence of delamination on the strength and stiffness of straight beams – preliminary results
Creation of conference presentation: COST FP 1101, in Trento (Italy). Conservar os Afetos Construídos (Preserving Construction) – reabilitação e manutenção de estruturas e edifícios.
Conference participation – LNEC.
Activities and personal interests
Cultural Activities and Travel
Learning/Using new project design or calculation software Sports
References available on request.